Soft-edge apologetics
This year saw the controversial publication of Rob Bell’s Love Wins.
It received plenty of media attention, including an insightful review by Nick Pollard in EN. Bell’s NOOMA series of videos and lavishly illustrated books have created an enthusiastic following. Even before its release, the book was generating controversy. Was Rob Bell about to endorse the doctrine of universalism: that all people will one day be saved? In the US, the publishers were aware of the sales potential.